Much Hyped AllPeers To DeadPool

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UK/Prague based peer to peer file sharing startup AllPeers announced that it is shutting down today: “We have not achieved the kind of growth in our user base that our investors were expecting, and as a result we are not able to continue operating the service.”

AllPeers first launched in 2006 to an incredible amount of user enthusiasm. They allowed anyone to create a private BitTorrent-like file sharing network via a Firefox extension.

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OverviewAllPeers is an open-source software extension for the Mozilla Firefox browser that allows users to share files, folders, web page images, and links from right within their Firefox browsers using P2P (peer-to-peer) technology. The AllPeers Navigator enables users to maintain contacts, chat, and share items with the people on their lists. Users can include a subject line and a text message when sharing …